52 reports

In 2015, Asia Brewery Inc embarked on a project to expand the capacity of its bottled water production facility by 60%. This expansion was completed in 2016 and has supported growth in sales of the Absolute and Summit brands. Euromonitor International Local Company Profiles are a concise set of briefings detailing the strategic direction...

Asian speciality drinks is expected to see strong growth in off-trade volume terms over the forecast period. Rising health awareness will continue to fuel the performance of the category, as most products are functional and good for the health. This positioning bodes well for growth over the forecast period. However, the retail volume growth...

There has been a significant increase in the demand for more premium juice, with local consumers looking for higher quality products. Juice is set to benefit from investments made in 100% juice, such as the launch of a higher number of 200ml products targeting children, and nectars, such as products with higher nutritional content. One example...

Portuguese consumers are becoming more daring in their tastes, and with the number of Asian restaurants increasing, there are good growth opportunities within Asian speciality drinks. Rising interest in bold, exotic and spicy flavours is expected to positively impact growth during the forecast period. Euromonitor International’s Asian...

The food scandals which plagued Taiwan over the last decade led to changes in the way consumers shop for many products; vinegar drinks strongly felt the shift. Vinegar beverages are typically in concentrate format and much smaller than other drinks, and availability is often limited to supermarkets and hypermarkets, limiting their reach to...

Demand for Asian speciality drinks in Singapore is largely driven by the demand for three products – grass jelly, sugar cane and bandung. These products appeal to a specific type of Singaporean consumer: one who grew up drinking them, and who has habitually consumed them over time. Assuming no innovation is seen in this category as the demographics...

In Japan, the performance of Asian speciality drinks closely follows the performance of the two main healthy drinks – lactobacillus beverages, represented by Calpis Water, accounting for more than half of volume sales, and vinegar drinks. In response to consumers’ growing interest in health, lactobacillus drinks attracted attention, similar...

British consumers are increasingly willing to consume new and exotic types of soft drinks. A clear example of this taste diversification is the strong growth in consumer demand for coconut and other plant waters over recent years. As many Asian speciality drinks in the UK contain new and exotic flavours, including melon, lychee and guava,...

Energy drinks is expected to record good constant off-trade value and volume growth over the forecast period. The trend of energy drinks is anticipated to surge as consumers become better educated regarding these products. Euromonitor International’s Energy Drinks in Cameroon report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape...

Other Non-alcoholic Drinks Pose A Challenge To the Growth of Asian Speciality Drinks

The majority of German consumers are not aware of the existence of these products and therefore have not tried them. With many Asian speciality drinks resembling the taste of fruit juices but having more exotic flavours such as guava, aloe vera, passion fruit, lychee and mango, the category is likely to remain flat over the forecast period...

Asian speciality drinks experienced healthy growth in 2017, driven by product varieties in line with the wellbeing trend. Health-conscious consumers tend to be sensitive to both what is included in and excluded from such products. Highlighting products derived from wholesome ingredients, Asian speciality drinks strongly appeal to consumers,...

There were no sales of Asian speciality drinks in 2017 in Norway, nor are any expected over the forecast period. Euromonitor International’s Asian Speciality Drinks in Norway report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the market at a national level. It provides the latest retail sales data (2013-2017), allowing you...

Sales of sports drinks are largely restricted by the presence of protein drinks sold through health shops and the direct selling channel. Protein drinks are mainly used by people who do weight training and are perceived to be effective in building muscle. Sports drinks, on the other hand, do not claim to have such a direct effect on the body. Euromonitor...

Energy drinks is set to demonstrate positive off-trade volume and value growth at constant 2017 prices over the forecast period. The main determinant of growth is the young population of the country. Rapid urbanisation is another important factor for growth since it is young urban Turks who predominantly consume energy drinks. Euromonitor...

The trend towards smaller packaging within still bottled water will continue, with the volume share of demijohns (called “damacana”) 19-litre bottled water decreasing. The declining trend for the demijohn format of bottled water began in 2012 when the Turkish Government announced that some companies did not meet required health and hygiene...

Despite its healthy growth in 2017, Asian speciality drinks remains a niche category. The most popular product type is bird’s nest drinks. Unlike other types of Asian speciality drinks, such as jelly drinks and sugar cane, which can easily be purchased fresh and ready to drink, bird’s nest usually comes in dry form, and needs to be cooked...

In 2017, the poor performance of Asian speciality drinks was due to the decline in the performance of the economy, further worsened by the weakening of the currency. In order to boost sales, players revamped their packaging to create interest amongst consumers. For example, Fraser & Neave Holdings launched a new packaging design for its Seasons...

Bottled water is expected to record robust growth over the forecast period as major cities continue to face critical water shortages. The lack of proper and/or ageing infrastructure, coupled with the government’s inability to predict the rapid growth in urbanisation, are likely to be the main drivers behind the growth of bottled water over...

There were no sales of RTD coffee in the Dominican Republic at the end of the review period, and there are currently no expectations of any sales over the forecast period. Euromonitor International’s RTD Coffee in Dominican Republic report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the market at a national level. It provides...

Asian speciality drinks is still a very small niche in Italy, but it has potential for growth given that the category is still very young in the country. Nevertheless, over the forecast period the category is expected to remain quite marginal within soft drinks in Italy. Such products are being more widely appreciated not only by the increasing...

The consumption of bottled water has been relatively low in the Netherlands due to its tap water being of excellent quality and there being no tradition for drinking bottled water with meals. The category is enjoying very strong growth, however, due to consumers’ health concerns, particularly with regard to the sugar in soft drinks. Hence,...

RTD coffee continued to record strong double-digit growth in both off-trade volume and current value terms in 2017, albeit from a low base as this is still not a mainstream product. Currently, more indulgent and creamy frappuccino-type products account for the majority of sales, with those based on black coffee or espresso holding a minor...

The Netherlands is a very ethnically diverse country, with this diversity likely to further increase over the forecast period. Asian speciality drinks are popular among specific groups of consumers, as well as some locals with a penchant for more exotic beverages. The Netherlands is home to large ethnic groups from former Dutch colonies, such...

RTD tea is anticipated to record modest growth over the forecast period, supported by increased awareness of RTD tea and the fact that consumers are increasingly health conscious and would thus rather move away from fizzy and sugary drinks such as carbonates to RTD tea. However, as consumers become more educated, it is anticipated that the...

Sales of concentrates are set to be restricted by increasing consumer demand for more natural products, meaning that juice is a major competitor. Concentrates are largely preferred by lower- income consumers due to the lower prices of these products compared to juice. Euromonitor International’s Concentrates in Turkey report offers...

RTD tea is expected to decline over the forecast period, as the preference of consumers will be oriented more towards products that are considered healthier and that can enhance wellbeing, as well as towards products with less sugar and calories. For this reason, in order to maintain or increase their shares, players are expected to invest...

The off-trade volume growth of carbonates is set to stagnate over the forecast period due to regular cola carbonates being considered unhealthy by local consumers; thus, the switch to beverages that are considered healthier, such as RTD tea and juice. As a result, regular cola carbonates is expected to decline in off-trade volume terms over...

RTD tea continued to demonstrate strong growth in 2017 and is predicted to record good growth in both off-trade volume terms and off-trade value terms at constant 2017 prices over the forecast period, which will however, be lower than the review period’s performance. RTD tea will benefit from the young Turkish population, who are fond of consuming...

Liquid concentrates are under pressure. Sales are declining due to a lack of innovative new launches and the fact that liquid concentrates are starting to suffer from the backlash against sugar in soft drinks in general. Until recently, the sugar content of concentrates did not seem to be a major issue. However, among the core consumers of...